Who we are

Avenue A | Razorfish is one of the largest interactive marketing and technology services agencies in the world. It helps industry leaders such as O2, Weight Watchers, FT, and Samsonite use digital channels to acquire and service customers. But don’t just take our work for it, at the end of last year Forresters Research noted:
                              “Avenue A | Razorfish leads in all things digital.”

What’s it like?

Everyone always says the thing about our place is the people. Why is everyone so great? Maybe it’s that we attract talented people at the top of their game who want to push the boundaries of what is possible in digital. Maybe it’s the relaxed atmosphere that allows some of our more ‘out there’ characters to be themselves at work. It could be our forward-thinking clients whom we help to improve things in the world like combating child abuse, global poverty and suffering, helping people give up smoking and making kids aware of the dangerous stuff in junk food. One thing glues us all together: passion for what we do. This passion is translated into an approach to projects that is all about working together, generating ideas and developing
innovative products.

What’s the role?

The Project Manager is responsible for devising and implementing a structured and controlled approach to project management across the company’s core businesses. You will manage multiple client projects and interface with account, technology, and creative teams to assure that the solution is understood and addresses the client’s business requirements. As a primary member of the delivery team you will be responsible project deliverables.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

•Ensure planning and approval processes for AA | RF’s project management team are operating efficiently and effectively on a day-to-day basis.
•Ensure the necessary technical & design competencies required for the project management team are in place.
•Ensure Agile is implemented and blended with other methodologies as appropriate.
•Work with individual project managers ensuring risks are not only managed but escalated to the appropriate point in the business.
•Identify issues and ensure they are properly managed and resolved.
•Liaise with delivery partners outside the project management department to ensure risks are managed and raised at AA | RF’s process control meetings where necessary.
•Ensure commissioning and contracting processes for external suppliers is operating effectively and that third parties are following agreed project management methods and delivering to time, quality and costs.
•Manage specific projects in a timely and effective manner through the use of
appropriate reporting lines.
•Deliver a range of new media projects with adherence to quality, budget, and agreed timescales.
•Effectively liaise with clients, as required, including showing awareness of new business opportunities.
•Work with Business Analysts, or alone, to organise and in some cases lead, discovery workshops and meetings.
•Derive and document full requirements and constraints for projects.
•Provide cost estimates based upon discussions with key personnel, product descriptions, assumptions, and other input, to proposals for existing clients and new business.
•Manage risks and issues effectively.
•Define scope, create project plans, monitor progress and budgets, and produce agreed reports.
•Produce accurate, clear and concise documentation throughout the project lifecycle, signed off by appropriate parties, using the MS Office reporting tools such as Project, Excel & Powerpoint.
•Ensure correct resources are in place and fully briefed and managed including contractors and third party suppliers.
•Assist other project managers' projects as necessary and in their absence.
•Contribute to development of project management processes.
•Motivate and enable all members of project teams to perform at their best.
•Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

Essential

•Proven track record of commercial project management at a senior level.
•Agile experience.
•Through understanding of financial control methods for Project Management.
•Experience working with high level blue chip clients.
•Experience managing offshore companies and third parties.
•Team Leadership skills and mentoring mid weight and Junior PMs.
•Superior interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
•Ability to present complex subjects in understandable terms.
•Ability to successfully resolve situations that are broadly defined, complex, diverse, and occasionally unprecedented.
•Ability to perform in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
•Adept at creating practical solutions to daily business challenges.
•Ability to work independently and balance multiple projects and processes simultaneously.
•Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.

Beneficia

•New media agency experience with proven knowledge of web development technology.